Downloading MP3+Gs

[Roy Dennis]

I don't know the answer to your particular questions but, I at one time started downloading ordinary legal mp3 from the Internet, just music not karaoke. When I downloaded them they came with a license which is stored on your computer, some aloud you to make a limited amount of copies to disk but others only aloud one single copy, they were encrypted in some way. I found some would not play in hoster as fill in music as hoster did not recognize the encryption. The next problem was when you change your computer you have to renew these licenses which I had problems with. At that time they were charging about .75 English pence a track which wasn't too bad until I changed my computers mother board and found half of them would no longer play. So from now on I always buy the CD and I have no worries with the license and always have a hard copy.

[Beavis]

here we go again !!

http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?...nloading+songs

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

I don't know the answer to your particular questions but, I at one time started downloading ordinary legal mp3 from the Internet, just music not karaoke. When I downloaded them they came with a license which is stored on your computer, some aloud you to make a limited amount of copies to disk but others only aloud one single copy, they were encrypted in some way. I found some would not play in hoster as fill in music as hoster did not recognize the encryption. The next problem was when you change your computer you have to renew these licenses which I had problems with. At that time they were charging about .75 English pence a track which wasn't too bad until I changed my computers mother board and found half of them would no longer play. So from now on I always buy the CD and I have no worries with the license and always have a hard copy.

i've been downloading music from itunes for years now ( 4,672 songs to date) at .99 cents ea. and they are protected (aac ) and you are allowed to have your " purchased " itunes on 5 computers, i have 8 computers now 4 laptops( 1 mini laptop ) and 4 workstation pc's the way around it is to burn the protected songs as mp3, my reason for these was some of my dj software wont play aac's..

[Steve Bauer]

Thanks for the response, I did look at previous posts but missed the one that Beavis sent the link for. I read all them and realized this has been a hot issue in the past. In my post I was looking for a LEGAL means of downloading........I also order custom discs but the download is an alternative with you want one particular song for a show tomorrow night and can't wait 1-2 weeks to receive it.